Quote Originally Posted by Britkid
Quote Originally Posted by YounGun
What a sad list of names
Yep, and what is worse, is that it is a sad list of 'no' names. Since Lennox Lewis retirement, and Mike Tyson's fall outside the top 10, it is the first time in my Grandmothers life time (1924), that she has never heard of any of the top 10 fighters!!! The sport truly is in dire straits, in Britain and the USA.
So true... people always know the big heavyweights, boxing fan or not. This morning a buddy called, asked what I was doing, told him I was reading up on some boxing news, told him how Wlad beat Byrd and is probably the #1 heavyweight now... and he said, "Wlad?" lol.

We have great talent in the lower weight divisions, but for some reason it's the heavyweights that bring boxing into the mainstream.

Where the hell are the heavyweights?

I think we need to go back to the smaller heavyweights... ones that could keep up a good pace for 15 rounds. These big guys just aren't exciting. I feel like I'm watching a marathon, cheering these guys on, saying, "Come on!! You can make it!! You're almost at the end!" This is by the 8th round of a slow paced fight.

So sad...